Author: John Rupert Martin Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429981759 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 368
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This is a nonchronological introduction to Baroque, one of the great periods of European art. John Martin's descriptions of the essential characteristics of the Baroque help one to gain an understanding of the style. His illustrations are informative and he has clearly looked with a fresh eye at the works of art themselves. In addition to the more than 200 illustrations, the volume contains an appendix of translated documents.
Author: United States Rubber Company Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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The romance of rubber by John Martin describes the United States Rubber Company as the largest rubber manufacturer in the world. He established the success story of crude rubber supremacy by Wickham, who might be called the father of plantation rubber. He further discusses the impact of Charles Goodyear, a man responsible for making rubber useful for the Americans. It's a lovely story of the American rubber industry.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Department stores Languages : en Pages : 35
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"Otto Peters was aged 22 and John Martin 25 when they opened their modest shop at 94 Rundle Street ... discussion as to whether the title was to be "Peters and Martin" or "Martin & Peters" a coin was tossed and Peters won the toss! ... 5 years after the partnership, Mr. Otto Peters sold his share in the partnership to John Martin, who carried on the business as sole proprietor..."
Author: George Leonard Carlson Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486781674 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 116
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Brimming with old-fashioned charm, this book of puzzles from 1922 features antique rebuses, riddles, puns, and other imaginative challenges. Each puzzle is complemented by whimsical illustrations. Solutions.
Author: John Martin Publisher: Charnwood ISBN: 9781444842227 Category : Air pilots, Military Languages : en Pages : 162
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Trapped inside a burning Lancaster bomber 20,000 feet above Berlin, wireless operator John Martin consigned himself to his fate and turned his thoughts to his fiancee back home. In a miraculous turn of events, however, the twenty-one-year-old was thrown clear of his disintegrating aeroplane and found himself parachuting into the heart of Nazi Germany, where he was soon captured. Drawn from his own memories, and from conversations with other POWs, this is the true-life account of a Second World War airman who cheated death in the sky, only to face interrogation and the prospect of being shot by the Gestapo, before enduring months of sorrow and hunger as a prisoner of war. Above all, however, it is the story of one man's courage and determination in the face of adversity.
Author: John Martin Publisher: Tate Enterprises Ltd ISBN: 1849761388 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 54
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In February and March of 1849, the "Illustrated London News" carried a series of announcements about the works of the painter John Martin being exhibited at the British Institution, the third of which included an account of his early life. On the 17 March the paper received a long letter from the artist, reproduced here in full, in which he demands a right of reply. Their article is, he claims, "so unfortunate a tissue of errors from beginning to end, that it can only have the effect of misleading your readers." Martin's brief autobiography makes fascinating reading. Beginning with his youth in Newcastle where he was apprenticed to a coach-builder, it recounts his initial struggles in London and the eventual recognition accorded to his vast, apocalyptic landscape painting and stunning engravings, ending with the civic works he devoted himself to in later years. The reader is left in awe of Martin's determination and drive.With an introduction by Martin Myrone, Lead Curator of Pre-1800 British Art at Tate Britain, this engaging book provides many new insights into the work of this extraordinary painter of sublime landscapes and the times in which he lived.